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Sherry, thank you so much for working with my girls for so long. Your kindness, thoughtfulness, insight and professionalism made our experience so meaningful. My husband and I appreciate all you have done for them. Let’s keep in touch. Thanks again.Mother of 3 and 5 year-old girlsGreenwich, CT

Thank you Sherry! You are a BIG help and Max adores you.Maria, mother of a 5 year-old boyFairfield, CT

Sherry, thanks for giving us back our son. We are so grateful for everything you did for Ben and our family. Not seeing you every week makes me feel that something is missing… but we look forward to a summertime walk! We miss you,Nicole, mother of 2 year-old boy who was dismissed from therapyWestport, CT

Articulation Speech Therapy for R and S

On Friday I attended a continuing education course by BER (Bureau of Education and Research) on “Practical Therapy Techniques for Persistent Articulation Errors: Frontal Lisp, Lateral Lisp and Distorted “R” by Pam Marshalla, MA, CCC-SLP. I wanted to recommend it to speech-language pathologists who work with clients who have been tough to remediate when it comes to lisps and /r/.

Pam is a well-informed, entertaining speaker who was also encouraging to SLP’s on many fronts. She outlined the path our profession has taken, with its initial emphasis on articulation, voice and fluency therapy, to the present where there is a heavy emphasis on language therapy. Even though we have come to a place where many schools don’t provide services for children with simple articulation delays (unless it is educationally significant), there are still certain kids who can’t get the /s/ or /r/ and their parents want therapy.

Pam provided a comprehensive plan to help these children, reaching back to relevant literature and techniques from the godfathers of our profession, Van Riper, Nemoy, Scripture and others, to the present with the newest articulation norms and techniques.

Pam had a private practice until recently where therapists sent her the kids that stumped them. She clearly has a wonderful manner with kids and techniques that work.

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Madpax BLOK Pack Rocks for Back to School!

All I know is that ever since 6 year-old Will spotted my orange BLOK Pack by Madpax, he has been wearing it! Filled with books, he is ready to read wherever he goes which makes a mom happy (teachers, and grandparents, too!) The latest design to join BUBBLE, LATER GATOR, and SPINETUS REX, this back back displays “Mighty towers of power and punch that meet squares of rare.”

Infantino’s new Fresh Squeezed feeding line provides a masher, mill and puree machine to prepare nutritious homemade food for your child, including the Squeeze Station that packs yummy treats into those popular plastic pouches for on-the-go fun. Squeeze Station and the feeding line products were provided for review by Infantino.

Lay-n-Go Transports Play

Don’t we love easy clean-up that can also transport play? These activity mats in several sizes provide a play space and when it is time to clean-up or transport the play just pull the drawstring and sling the pod over your shoulder! The story continues as kids can have uninterrupted play. “Lay-n-Go Lite” was provided for review by Lay-n-Go.More wish list items… ►